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This is your teen’s brain on phones and social media, according to science

A wave of new studies is shedding light on the risks of early smartphone access and heavy screen use for adolescent mental health and development.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • washingtonpost.com
Nearly half of NYC voted against Zohran Mamdani. What do they do now?

Some are protesting to support Israel. Others want to help moderate Democrats in the midterms.

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Dec 28, 2025 • 3:00 AM EST • Politics • usatoday.com
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Business owner says deadly San Jose shooting did not happen at her store

The owner of a business in a San Jose building where a deadly shooting broke out early Friday morning is reeling from the tragedy and trying to get the word out that it didn't happen at her store.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 11:56 PM EST • Business • nbcbayarea.com
Austin business owner voices frustration after yearlong wait for arrest in food truck theft
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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:42 PM EST • Business • kvue.com
Nevada youth rank last in sports participation. Will rising costs make it worse?

Children from high-income families in Nevada are nearly three times more likely to play on a sports team as children from low-income families. Dive into the data on declining participation and rising costs.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:00 PM EST • Sports • thenevadaindependent.com
Inoue Reacts To ‘Extremely Disappointing’ Win

Naoya Inoue may have done enough to remain undefeated and solidify his spot as boxing’s pound-for-pound best earlier today (Sat., Dec. 27, 2025) in a title defense against David Picasso at The Ring V: “Night of the Samurai” in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, but “Monster” is not happy with his own performance and ultimately believes it’s […]

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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:00 PM EST • Sports • mmamania.com
First Xiaomi 17 Ultra Leica camera reviews, comparisons and hands-on: Tough times for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra and others

2026 will not only be a challenge for Samsung. The Vivo X300 Ultra and Oppo Find X9 Ultra will also have to face an extremely dynamic 1-inch sensor and the first optical 200MP zoom camera in a phone, a combination that convinces in early camera tests and comparison shots. Initial hands-on reports also illustrate the advantages of the Leica Leitzphone Special Edition for ambitious photographers.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 3:27 PM EST • Technology • notebookcheck.net
Main Street businesses burned in fire on the cusp of reopening as rebuild continues

Five businesses remain closed since a fire ripped through a Main Street complex in downtown Salt Lake City in August, but two of them are on track to open in early 2026.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 2:02 PM EST • Business • ksl.comhttps
Stock up now on these items before prices jump in early 2026, Wells Fargo says

Retail experts say now is the time to buy goods before prices rise as tariff-related costs could be passed along to consumers in the new year.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
‘The Frozen One’

Tyron Woodley continues to catch heat for his recent knockout loss to a 50-year-old Anderson Silva and this includes some backlash from former UFC middleweight champion, Luke Rockhold. Earlier this month, Woodley was asked to step up and box Silva on the undercard of Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua. As many expected, Silva was the […]

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Dec 27, 2025 • 9:00 AM EST • Sports • mmamania.com
Fighting a health insurance denial? Here are some tips to help.

Denials can be appealed, but nearly half of insured adults who received a prior authorization denial in the past two years reported the appeals process was either somewhat or very difficult.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Health • chicago.suntimes.com
Bears jerseys, hats and gear spark shopper frenzy at Chicago sports retailers

"Christmas came early for our company this year," Clark Street Sports co-owner Jason Caref said.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:30 AM EST • Sports • chicago.suntimes.com
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A wave of bankruptcies is hitting nearly every corner of the economy, leading to this 'unusual' pattern

Bankruptcies are suddenly everywhere, from billion-dollar giants to small businesses to individuals. Experts are stumped at the breadth of industries.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
A look back at a year of gardening in Cincinnati, from cicadas to snow

It's time to reflect on the gardening events from the past year: An early winter arrival, Brood XIV cicadas and a box tree moth invasion.

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Dec 27, 2025 • 12:45 AM EST • Entertainment • cincinnati.com
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QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop Brings QNX 8.0 To A Wayland + Xfce Desktop

Announced earlier in December but flying under the radar until now is the initial reoease of a QNX Self-Hosted Developer Desktop

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:40 PM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
Hilton Head community swarms to support family that lost home, had business damaged in a matter of hours

For nearly 16 years, Delisheeyo on Hilton Head Island has been serving frozen yogurt to its customers. That was almost taken away when someone ran through their business, and then just hours later, an unexpected electrical fire destroyed the owner’s house.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 5:05 PM EST • Business • wtoc.com
Samsung Smart TV Owners Get Hundreds Of Channels For Free - Here's How

With the preinstalled Samsung TV Plus app, you can access nearly 700 live TV channels and over 1,000 movies, including exclusive content, for free.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 4:17 PM EST • Technology • bgr.com
Ohio children face barriers to accessing mental health services, report finds

Seventy-five of Ohio’s 88 counties were designated as experiencing shortages in mental health care professionals as of July 2025, according to a policy brief released earlier this month by Health Policy Institute of Ohio.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 3:08 PM EST • Health • cleveland.com
Guilty Gear Strive Producer offers details on big Version 2.0 update including new characters, rebalancing, new moves and more

Guilty Gear Strive closed out its fourth season of content earlier this year with the release of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Lucy, and things for the game are going to be apparently quite different going into 2026.Arc System Works has now ...

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Dec 26, 2025 • 2:37 PM EST • Technology • eventhubs.com
4 people shot at San Jose business day after Christmas: police

Four people were shot and wounded early Friday morning at a business near the downtown area, police said.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 2:30 PM EST • Business • ktvu.com
Why This 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 Needs A New Battery: P1AA700 Issue Explained

Some early-model 2025 Ioniq 5s may experience charging issues. Don't worry, though: The fix is usually a free battery replacement.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 1:49 PM EST • Technology • insideevs.com
Rockets return home off morale-boosting win to face Cavaliers

In dire need of a performance more in line with their early-season successes and an effort that could mask the stench of three overtime losses during their just-wrapped six-game road trip, the Houston Rockets produced a result on Thursday that made their recent struggles appear aberrant.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:48 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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4 shot and wounded at San Jose business

At least four people were shot and injured early Friday morning in San Jose, according to police.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:24 PM EST • Business • nbcbayarea.com
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UCF’s First Two Big 12 Games Will be Pivotal

KU and OSU matchups are two critical early games

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Dec 26, 2025 • 11:19 AM EST • Sports • blackandgoldbanneret.com
Barstool Sports founder raises nearly $500K for family of Del. trooper killed in DMV shooting

Cpl. Matthew “Ty” Snook is credited with protecting civilians during the deadly attack; he leaves behind his wife and 1-year-old daughter

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:18 AM EST • Sports • police1.com
Missouri sportsbook promos: Earn nearly $3,000 in welcome bonuses with Missouri sports betting promo codes now

The best Missouri sportsbook promos are available now that sports betting is legal in the state. Get the latest Missouri sports betting promo codes and claim up to $3,000 in bonuses

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Dec 26, 2025 • 10:17 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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Leaker Who Apple Is Suing Says 'Screw It,' Here's the Foldable iPhone Early

The YouTuber doesn't seem fazed by Apple's threats.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:55 AM EST • Technology • gizmodo.com
Texas Matters: Pass The Politics, Pappy

W. Lee “Pappy” O’Daniel was a flour salesman turned broadcaster who mastered early mass media to build a political machine. As host of a hugely popular radio show featuring his Hillbilly Boys band, he blended homespun entertainment with relentless self-promotion. He converted his audience into votes, winning the Texas governorship in 1938 and later a U.S. Senate seat. O’Daniel’s radio fame let him bypass party elites and critics, turning airtime into personal power and profit.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 9:53 AM EST • Politics • tpr.org
Inside the quest to bring the Cybertruck to Europe

The Cybertruck has been on sale in the US for nearly two years, but Tesla has shown no signs of brining its most divisive EV across the Atlantic.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 6:31 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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How 2 men behind the Critical Role machine plan to turn the nerdworld royalty into a legacy brand

Ed Lopez and Ben Van Der Fluit were early executives on the Critical Role team. They helped the eight cofounders build a nerdworld empire in 10 years.

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Dec 26, 2025 • 12:00 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Owner of boutique gift wrapping business in Oakland Park turns grief into purpose

Christmas is quiet now, but just 24 hours earlier, the sound of scissors and ribbon filled On The Roll Wrapping in Oakland Park.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 5:03 PM EST • Business • nbcmiami.com
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Striking Oregon, SW Washington health workers reach tentative deal to end walkout

The 140 advanced practice providers began their strike earlier this month.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 1:17 PM EST • Health • oregonlive.com
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Sports roundup: Tuckers boys hoops secure league win

Boys basketball Dec. 19 — Mattituck 52, Port Jefferson 34 In the Tuckers’ first encounter against a Class B team, sophomores Connor Searl scored 16 points and Antonio Sparacio added 16 in a Suffolk County League VI against the visiting Royals (1-5, 0-2). Senior Trey Hansen contributed eight points. Mattituck (3-5, 2-1) outscored Port Jefferson,...

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Dec 25, 2025 • 1:00 PM EST • Sports • suffolktimes.timesreview.com
5 iOS 26.3 Features You Can Look Forward To In Early 2026

Apple keeps to a pretty consistent routine with regards to iOS updates; here's what's coming with version 26.3 in January or February.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 10:49 AM EST • Technology • bgr.com
A surprising brain cleanup reduced epileptic seizures and restored memory

A new study suggests temporal lobe epilepsy may be linked to early aging of certain brain cells. When researchers removed these aging cells in mice, seizures dropped, memory improved, and some animals avoided epilepsy altogether. The treatment used drugs already known to science, raising the possibility of quicker translation to people. The results offer new hope for patients who do not respond to existing medications.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
A Christmas tree 80 light-years wide appears in space

This Christmas, astronomers are highlighting a spectacular region of space that looks remarkably like a glowing holiday tree. Known as NGC 2264, this distant star-forming region sits about 2,700 light-years away and is filled with newborn stars lighting up clouds of gas and dust. The stars form a triangular shape called the Christmas Tree cluster, crowned by the dramatic Cone Nebula and wrapped in the swirling Fox Fur Nebula below. Together, these features create a festive cosmic scene spanning nearly 80 light-years, showing how young stars shape their surroundings on a truly galactic scale.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
From paperboy to vacuum salesman, the unglamorous early jobs of 15 CEOs

Though some of the most prominent CEOs are now worth billions, many started their careers far from the C-suite.

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Dec 25, 2025 • 4:29 AM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
Historic Ann Arbor store closes after more than a century in business

After nearly 120 years serving the Ann Arbor community, Downtown Home and Garden welcomed customers for the final time on Christmas Eve before closing its doors permanently.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 8:15 PM EST • Business • wxyz.com
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Pediatrics group sues U.S. agency for cutting funds for children's health programs

Earlier this month, the federal government 'abruptly terminated' grants to the group, the lawsuit says.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:51 PM EST • Health • latimes.com
Alameda Health System to Lay Off Hundreds in January After Massive Federal Cuts

The significant cuts to Medicaid caused by the Trump administration’s tax and spending bill are pushing Alameda Health System to lay off nearly 300 workers.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 5:00 PM EST • Health • kqed.org
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Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:08 PM EST • Health • wral.com
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Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:03 PM EST • Health • apnews.com
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Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

The American Academy of Pediatrics sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, seeking to block nearly $12 million in cuts to the group

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Dec 24, 2025 • 4:03 PM EST • Health • abcnews.go.com
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Gibbon awarded $500K grant for downtown revitalization, business upgrades

Gibbon has been awarded nearly $500,000 in Community Block Grant Funding to revitalize its downtown area and develop a new comprehensive plan with assistance fr

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Dec 24, 2025 • 1:08 PM EST • Business • nebraska.tv
RWJBarnabas Health Welcomes Rutgers Faculty to Harvest

We were proud to welcome leadership and faculty from Rutgers University-Newark and Rutgers Business School for a meeting of the minds and a tour of Harvest: an RWJBarnabas Health Farm to Community Center, slated to open early next year.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 12:02 PM EST • Health • rwjbh.org
Early Iowa snowstorms impact small business sales
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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:26 AM EST • Business • yahoo.com
Massachusetts health officials warn of possible measles exposure in Boston, Westboro - Boston News, Weather, Sports

BOSTON (WHDH) - Massachusetts state officials are warning of a possible measles outbreak after someone may have been exposed earlier this month.Officials say an adultRead More

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:13 AM EST • Health • whdh.com
Is there a Christmas truce in the Starmer farmer ding-dong?

There’s an ‘early present’ for farmers but tensions between Labour and rural communities remain

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Dec 24, 2025 • 10:09 AM EST • Politics • theweek.com
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Mass. health officials warn of possible measles exposure in multiple locations

Health officials are issuing a warning about possible measles exposure in multiple locations in Massachusetts. The state Department of Public Health announced Wednesday that an out-of-state visitor who spent time in Boston and Westborough earlier this month was diagnosed with measles and visited multiple locations which could have resulted in other people being exposed to the virus. Health officials said…

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Dec 24, 2025 • 9:33 AM EST • Health • nbcboston.com
The tough lesson US scientists learned from Trump

A yearlong assault on federal science programs taught researchers they can't always count on Washington to be a reliable partner.

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Dec 24, 2025 • 6:14 AM EST • Science • eenews.net
US signs health agreements with African nations, warns against nonperformance

The U.S. signed four new global health memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and Ethiopia, which total nearly $2.3 billion in funding, the State Department said on Tuesday.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:53 PM EST • Health • reuters.com
E&E News: The tough lesson US scientists learned from Trump

A yearlong assault on federal science programs taught researchers they can't always count on Washington to be a reliable partner.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • subscriber.politicopro.com
This tiny peptide could help stop brain damage after injury

A four–amino acid peptide called CAQK has shown powerful brain-protective effects in animal models of traumatic brain injury. Delivered through a standard IV, it zeroes in on injured brain tissue, calming inflammation and reducing cell death while improving recovery. The peptide worked in both mice and pigs, whose brains are closer to humans in structure. Researchers are now preparing to move toward early human clinical trials.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
The Pixel 10, our favorite Android phone, is nearly 50 percent off right now

Coupon codes FTW.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 4:00 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Boston health officials issue warning amid 114% spike in flu cases

The city’s flu surge is happening about a month earlier this year, health officials said.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:41 PM EST • Health • boston.com
UPDATE: Dougherty County Approves Entertainment Complex Near Albany Mall

After nearly 20 years of planning, commissioners have greenlighted the project expected to draw visitors from across Southwest Georgia.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 3:31 PM EST • Entertainment • walb.com
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Health officials warn of potential measles exposure at DIA

Colorado health officials put out an alert Tuesday about a potential measles exposure at Denver International Airport earlier this month. That

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:24 AM EST • Health • cpr.org
Boston health officials urge flu shots as cases jump 114%

Officials said the surge is occurring a month earlier than last flu season, when similar levels were not reached until January.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:09 AM EST • Health • masslive.com
Scientists create replica human womb lining and implant early-stage embryos

Studying chemical chatter as tiny balls of cells embed could shine a light on early pregnancy and glitches that lead to miscarriage

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Dec 23, 2025 • 11:00 AM EST • Science • theguardian.com
Boston issues flu warning amid dramatic spike in cases

Boston health officials issued a flu warning on Tuesday amid a dramatic spike in cases in the city. The City of Boston and the Boston Public Health Commission said in a release that flu cases are surging earlier this year than they did last year, with a recent 114% increase in cases. They said flu related emergency department visits are…

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:28 AM EST • Health • nbcboston.com
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Missouri sportsbook promos: Get nearly $3,000 in welcome bonuses with Missouri sports betting promo codes now

The best Missouri sportsbook promos are available now that sports betting is legal in the state. Get the latest Missouri sports betting promo codes and claim up to $3,000 in bonuses

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Dec 23, 2025 • 10:25 AM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
A Quarter Of American Families Face Financially Overwhelming Medical Expenses

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 in 4 Americans are struggling with financial toxicity, with big medical bills dragging down both their money and their health, a new study says. Nearly 27% of U.S. residents faced high medical expenses or ...

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:05 AM EST • Health • usnews.com
The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug

Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • iai.tv
MIT scientists strip cancer of its sugar shield

Scientists at MIT and Stanford have unveiled a promising new way to help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells more effectively. Their strategy targets a hidden “off switch” that tumors use to stay invisible to immune defenses—special sugar molecules on the cancer cell surface that suppress immune activity. Early tests show it can supercharge immune responses and outperform current antibody therapies.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists find a weak spot in deadly fungus that shut down hospital intensive care units

A deadly hospital fungus that resists nearly every antifungal drug may have an unexpected weakness. Researchers discovered that Candida auris activates specific genes during infection to hunt for nutrients it needs to survive. This insight came from a new living-host model that allowed scientists to watch the fungus in action. The findings could eventually lead to new treatments or allow current drugs to be repurposed.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Where Kentucky Basketball stands heading into Christmas

Victory against St. John’s was a great early Christmas present

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:15 AM EST • Sports • aseaofblue.com
It's the 'gold standard' in autism care. Why are states reining it in?

Budget shortfalls and nearly $1 trillion in looming federal Medicaid cuts have prompted states to rein in spending on a widely embraced autism therapy, pinching families who depend on the services.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • npr.org
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A veteran of news media business, Peter Stanton announces retirement

Peter Stanton has spent nearly his entire career in Worcester, working among independent news publications. He retires at the end of the year.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 5:07 AM EST • Business • worcestermag.com
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Japan's former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito marked his 92nd birthday Tuesday as his heart condition stabilized, palace officials said, following health concerns earlier this year.

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:28 AM EST • Health • wral.com
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Japan's former emperor turns 92 as heart condition stabilizes after health concerns

Japan’s beloved former Emperor Akihito is marking his 92nd birthday as his heart condition stabilizes, palace officials say, following health concerns earlier this year

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Dec 23, 2025 • 1:25 AM EST • Health • abcnews.go.com
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A navigator for better science reporting

Science touches nearly every beat in local journalism, yet many reporters lack the training or time to confidently navigate complex scientific topics. In this piece, Bob Sillick explains how The Open Notebook, in partnership with the Reynolds Journalism Institute, has launched the Science Reporting Navigator to close that gap. The new tool aims to help local journalists spot misinformation, understand research and bring scientific clarity to their daily reporting.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • editorandpublisher.com
NCAA women's volleyball Way-Too-Early Top 10 for 2026

Will Texas A&M and Kentucky be the teams to beat again in 2026? How about Nebraska and Texas?

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:31 PM EST • Sports • espn.com
Pillen will fully fund $15 million business startup program he had cut by 25%

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced plans Monday to restore funding to a state program that invests early in local startups.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:16 PM EST • Business • nebraskaexaminer.com
ChatGPT’s yearly recap sums up your conversations with the chatbot

How many messages did you send to ChatGPT this year?

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:12 PM EST • Technology • theverge.com
2,000 pounds of sausages recalled after consumer finds dangerous metal strip over 1-inch long

U.S. Department of Agriculture recalls nearly one ton of Olympia Provisions holiday kielbasa after consumer reportedly found a metal strip in sausage.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 4:42 PM EST • Business • foxbusiness.com
Lamar Jackson leaves Ravens loss to Patriots early with back injury
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Dec 22, 2025 • 3:08 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
North College Hill police seeking assistance in business, vehicle break-in investigation

North College Hill police are seeking the public's help in an investigation into multiple break-ins of businesses and vehicles early Monday morning.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 3:06 PM EST • Business • wlwt.com
US business equipment borrowings down more than 4% y/y in November, ELFA says

U.S. companies borrowed 4.4% less to finance equipment investments in November compared with the same period a year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Monday.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 3:05 PM EST • Business • reuters.com
Pearl of the Week: Behavioral health integration pays off

Learn how integrating behavioral health into primary care improves access, outcomes, and value-based performance.

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Twin Cities exercise business mogul Dick Enrico dies at 85

Dick Enrico, the man behind 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment, died earlier this month. He was 85 years old.

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Tala Health Launches With $100M to Transform Patient Care Through AI Collaboration

The funding, led by Sofreh Capital, ranks among the largest early-stage rounds for a healthtech startup this year.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 12:34 PM EST • Health • usatoday.com
Cronos: The New Dawn Is Getting An Easy Difficulty Setting In Early 2026

"We've heard your voices"

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EPA administrator signals faster permitting, industry collaboration at LABI roundtable

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry earlier this month hosted a business roundtable with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, giving Louisiana business leaders a rare chance to engage face… Already an INSIDER? Sign in. We are glad you enjoy reading Business Report. Continue reading this story and get ACCESS to all our content from any […]

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CfA Science in the Press at AAS 247 | Center for Astrophysics

Cambridge, Mass. (December 22, 2025)— New scientific results from across the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) will be revealed at multiple press conferences and presentations during the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) from January 5-8, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona.Presentations will highlight new research, including a deeper look into little red dots, a more complete census of active galactic nuclei, and uncovering properties of early universe dwarf galaxies, a look at Betelgeuse’s binary companion.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 10:01 AM EST • Science • cfa.harvard.edu
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Why one long walk may be better than many short ones

How you walk may matter just as much as how much you walk. A large UK study tracking more than 33,000 low-activity adults found that people who grouped their daily steps into longer, uninterrupted walks had dramatically lower risks of early death and heart disease than those who moved in short, scattered bursts.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
A new drug could stop Alzheimer’s before memory loss begins

New research suggests Alzheimer’s may start far earlier than previously thought, driven by a hidden toxic protein in the brain. Scientists found that an experimental drug, NU-9, blocks this early damage in mice and reduces inflammation linked to disease progression. The treatment was given before symptoms appeared, targeting the disease at its earliest stage. Researchers say this approach could reshape how Alzheimer’s is prevented and treated.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Hackensack Meridian Health Day of Connection Donates $500,000 Worth of Warming Kits And Doordash Gift Cards To Shelters Across New Jersey This Holiday Season

It’s the season of giving, and Hackensack Meridian Health is giving back by supporting the communities it serves. New Jersey’s largest health network, and home to the number one hospital in the NY/NJ metro area, and top 20 in the nation hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, is donating nearly $500,000 dollars worth of winter items and food gift cards to more than 200 shelters across the state.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Health • hackensackmeridianhealth.org
NVIDIA's Quest For A "Safe" Linux Kernel For Automobiles, Robotics

NVIDIA engineer Igor Stoppa presented at the Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC) earlier this month around using Linux in safety-critical environments like automobiles and the current shortcomings of the upstream Linux kernel and the challenges on achieving Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) certifications around the Linux kernel

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:43 AM EST • Technology • phoronix.com
National Education Association spends on politics over teachers

Just 10 cents of every dollar the National Education Association spent in 2025 was on representing teachers. Politics and contributions took nearly four times that amount.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 6:00 AM EST • Politics • illinoispolicy.org
Hoping to Curb Obesity, Chinese City Implements Health Ordinance

With nearly half of Chinese adults classified as overweight or obese, the policy represents the first time a city has enacted reforms directed at weight loss.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 5:14 AM EST • Health • sixthtone.com
US entertainment giant Universal Studios to build multibillion dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia | World News - The Times of India

Middle East News: Universal Studios is considering a multi-billion dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya, part of Vision 2030 to boost tourism and entertainment in the Kingdom. This early concept could bring global franchises to the region.

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Dec 22, 2025 • 1:13 AM EST • Entertainment • timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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Lamar Jackson leaves Ravens loss to Patriots early with back injury

Jackson left the field in pain after sliding late in the second quarter.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 11:27 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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The internet just made a 300TB copy of Spotify!

Nearly all of Spotify has been scraped, and it's already on torrents.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 10:58 PM EST • Technology • androidauthority.com
Rival Roundup, Vol. 75: South Side Surprise

Christmas is a-comin’, and the goose is getting fat. So, too, are the wallets of those lucky few who signed contracts with Central division teams this week. And as an early Christmas present to me, we actually got ourselves some headlines this weekend!

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NFL Week 16 early games live discussion

Join our live discussion for the 1 p.m. ET games of NFL Week 16.

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Our Chicago: Managing your mental well-being during the holidays and into winter

A Gallup poll found that nearly half of all Americans report that they are frequently stressed. That's up from 40% in the mid-1990s.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 10:34 AM EST • Health • abc7chicago.com
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YouTube Music's long-awaited Now Playing redesign is nearly here

A broader rollout may not be far away

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Dec 21, 2025 • 9:31 AM EST • Technology • androidpolice.com
How AIM taught the internet to chat

On Version History: LOLing, BRBing, and JKing through the early internet.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 8:58 AM EST • Technology • theverge.com
Strengthening U.S.-Nigerian Health Cooperation under the America First Global Health Strategy - U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria

Strengthening U.S.-Nigerian Health Cooperation under the America First Global Health Strategy The United States signed a five-year, $5.1 billion bilateral health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Republic of Nigeria December 19 to advance the America First Global Health Strategy, supporting resilient, self-reliant, and durable health systems while promoting accountability and shared responsibility. Under the five-year MOU, the United States intends to commit nearly $2.1 billion in health assistance, with nearly $3.0 billion in new domestic health expenditures by the Government of Nigeria over the same five-year period. This represents the largest co-investment any country has made to date under the America First Global Health Strategy and underscore Nigeria’s commitment to greater national ownership of its health system. Under the MOU, the United States will continue to support surveillance and outbreak response, laboratory systems, health commodities; frontline healthcare workers, and data systems. Nigeria faces significant health challenges, including one of the highest maternal and child mortality rates globally and approximately30 percent of the global malaria burden. U.S. assistance under the MOU will expand access to affordable, preventive and curative services for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), malaria, polio, and maternal and child health, strengthening health outcomes across Nigeria. The MOU places a strong emphasis on Christian faith-based healthcare providers, recognizing their indispensable role in delivering care to communities in need. Nigeria’s more than 900 faith-based clinics and hospitals serve more than 30 percent of the country’s 230 million people, often in areas where healthcare facilities are limited or absent. The MOU provides approximately $200 million in dedicated support to strengthen and support these Christian facilities, enhance workforce capacity, and expand access to integrated HIV, TB, malaria, and maternal child health services. Investments in Christian faith-based health institutions are uniquely positioned to complement public-sector facilities and reinforce Nigeria’s overall health infrastructure. The MOU was negotiated in connection with reforms undertaken by the Government of Nigeria to prioritize the protection of Christian populations from extremist violence. As with all U.S. foreign assistance, the President and Secretary of State retain the right to pause or terminate programs that do not align with U.S. national interests, and the United States expects Nigeria to continue making measurable progress in combating religiously motivated violence against Christian communities. This five-year MOU is the latest of several health cooperation MOUs signed in Africa this month. The United States will continue to sign multi-year Bilateral Agreements on Global Health Cooperation with countries receiving U.S. health assistance to advance the America First Global Health Strategy.

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:49 AM EST • Health • ng.usembassy.gov
ASUS GPU Tweak III stable released, fixes NVIDIA driver issues and adds 1% low and 0.1% low metrics

GPU Tweak 3 stable released ASUS GPU Tweak III hit a rough patch in early December, after some users reported the app would not launch once they installed

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Dec 21, 2025 • 7:00 AM EST • Technology • videocardz.com